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Developer makes early pitch to Lake Zurich Village Board on rental units, 2 Fabio Viviani-backed restaurants

June 25, 2024 at 7:10 a.m.

The Lake Zurich Village Board listened to a proposal earlier this month from a developer looking to construct dozens of rental units atop a building that would also have two...

Library Board member Yolanda Williams reads the history of the efforts to establish a library in Dixmoor into the minutes of the Dixmoor Public Library Board. (Jesse Wright/for the Daily Southtown)

Dixmoor Library Board continues to request facility, despite pushback

June 23, 2024 at 3:20 p.m.

Village Trustee Judnita Smith said she doubted the town needed a library, and Mayor Fitzgerald Roberts walked out of the meeting.

Burr Ridge deputy chief suspended after DUI arrest in Virginia, refusal to take DUI test

June 18, 2024 at 7:09 p.m.

Burr Ridge Deputy Police Chief Ryan Husarik is on unpaid leave and will remain so until July 26 following an arrest for driving while intoxicated in Dumfries, Virginia earlier this...

Runners and walkers set off June 15, 2024, to raise funds for school supplies for homeless students in the south suburban area. (Jesse Wright/for the Daily Southtown)

Flossmoor 5K fundraiser raises money, awareness for homeless south suburban families

June 16, 2024 at 2:44 p.m.

A handful of employees from Steger Elementary District 194 joined the walk Saturday to tackle the 5K and pitch in to help students.

Burr Ridge Mayor Gary Grasso addresses the board at a recent meeting. (Jesse Wright for the Pioneer Press)

With CNH project looming, Burr Ridge to consider meaning of ‘manufacturing district’

June 11, 2024 at 3:27 p.m.

As Burr Ridge leaders begin to entertain proposals to develop the village’s CNH property, village trustees Monday heard from the planning commission that the village should revisit its definition of...

Libido Funk Circus, a '70s cover band, hit the stage in Burr Ridge Thursday with the kick-off of the community's Concerts on the Green series. (Jesse Wright for the Pioneer Press)

Burr Ridge’s Concerts on the Green kicks off with big attendance, expanded offerings

June 11, 2024 at 11:16 a.m.

On Thursday summer kicked off in Burr Ridge with the debut of the village’s weekly free music series, Concerts on the Green.

Isa Gloger, left, and Shelly Marks share a moment at the Pride Fest. (Jesse Wright/for the Daily Southtown)

Homewood-Flossmoor Pride Fest settles in as summer tradition

June 10, 2024 at 4:10 p.m.

The Homewood and Flossmoor Park District Pride Fest, in its second year, brought out locals who said they were thrilled to have an excuse to enjoy cool summer evening and...

Memorial Day in Franklin Park May 27, 2024.

Franklin Park holds Memorial Day ceremony to honor fallen, missing soldiers

June 3, 2024 at 5:48 p.m.

Dozens turned out Monday for the annual Memorial Day commemoration ceremony in Franklin Park which included a wreath laying, a 21-gun salute and an old flag retirement ceremony. Village Trustee...

The village of Lake Zurich is getting state funds to help restore the erosion at Buffalo Creek.

Lake Zurich gets state grant to fix erosion at Buffalo Creek, an issue worsened by decade-old rain storm

June 3, 2024 at 5:26 p.m.

Lake Zurich village trustees have given a green light to a stabilization project for Buffalo Creek, a project capped at $518,145 and that comes nearly a decade after severe flooding...

St. Bernadette Catholic Church in Evergreen Park will hold its final Mass June 30, before OSF Little Company of Mary Medical Center, seen at top left, acquires the property. (Jesse Wright/for Daily Southtown)

As St. Bernadette’s prepares to close its doors, officials make goodbye plans for Evergreen Park church

June 2, 2024 at 6:05 a.m.

When the Chicago Archdiocese announced the merger in 2022, many St. Bernadette’s parishioners were disappointed. Some had grown up going to that church, but despite entreaties to remain open and...

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